Jae Hyuck Jang, Min-Young Choi, Se Kyung Lee, Sangmin Kim, Jiyoung Kim, Jeonghui Lee, Seung Pil Jung, Jun-Ho Choe, Jung-Han Kim, Jee Soo Kim, Eun Yoon Cho, Jeong Eon Lee, Seok Jin Nam, Jung-Hyun Yang
BACKGROUND: Phyllodes tumors (PTs) are rare breast tumors that usually occur in middle-aged women. Here we discuss our recent experiences in the diagnosis, surgical management, and clinical follow-up of this disease. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 164 patients with PTs who underwent surgical treatment at the Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, from January 1995 to July 2009. Clinical and histopathological data were analyzed. RESULTS: The median follow-up period was 33...
August 2012: Annals of Surgical Oncology